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Comparing two methods for assessment of perfusion--diffusion mismatch in a rodent model of ischaemic stroke: a pilot study.
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British Journal of Radiology . Mar2008, Vol. 81 Issue 963, p192-198. 7p. 1 Color Photograph, 2 Charts, 3 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- This stroke experiment was designed to define the mismatch between perfusion-weighted imaging (PWI) and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) in MRI by applying early or instantly acquired PWI. Eight rats were induced with stroke through photothrombotic occlusion of the middle cerebral artery and scanned serially between 1 h and day 3 after induction using DWI and PWI with a 1.5 T MR scanner. The relative lesion volumes (rLV) on MRI and triphenyl tetrazolium chloride-stained specimens were defined as the proportion of lesion volume over brain volume. Discrepancies in the rLV between PWI- and DWI-derived apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) maps were expressed by subtraction of the ADC from PWI, resulting in three possible patterns: (i) (PWI-ADC > 10% of PWI) denoting a mismatch; (ii) (-(10% of PWI) ⩽ PWI-ADC ⩽ 10% of PWI) denoting a match; and (iii) (PWI-ADC < -(10% of PWI)) denoting a reverse mismatch. The differences were compared with the minuend being either early PWI (ePWI) or instant PWI (iPWI) and the subtrahend being instant ADC (iADC). The occurrence and evolution of PWI-ADC patterns were analysed. Over time, PWI-ADC discrepancies evolved from mismatch, through to match, to reversed mismatch. The PWI-ADC mismatch still existed 3 days after MCA occlusion in one to three of the eight cases. The rLVs and mismatch incidences between the ePWI-iADC and iPWI-iADC models were linear correlated. A higher mismatch rate occurred in iPWI-iADC within day 1 and in ePWI-iADC at day 3. Both ePWI and iPWI proved useful to define PWI-ADC patterns within day 1. At day 3, iPWI appeared more adequate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00071285
- Volume :
- 81
- Issue :
- 963
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- British Journal of Radiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 32587963
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1259/bjr/70940134